Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the freedom to marry, with post film discussion near you. Mar 03, 2017 the documentary shows that freedom to marry, which was the name of the organization that wolfson founded, as he worked to achieve marriage equality for all americans. The inside story of the same sex marriage movement through the eyes of those who led the fight. In its successful campaign to win marriage nationwide, freedom to marry produced dozens of online videos and tv ads to tell emotionally powerful stories of couples, families, allies, unlikely messengers to build a critical mass of public support and drive the media narrative. The epic and surprising story of same sex marriage in america. The journey to justice is the intimate, uplifting new documentary on marriage equality aired nationally on pbs stations and free speech tv. Founder of the advocacy group freedom to marry and the acknowledged godfather of the marriage equality movement, wolfsons 30year struggle to bring. Documenting one of the greatest civil rights stories of our time, the freedom to marry is a nailbiting, behindthescenes story that traces the marriage. Winner 10 best documentary film festival prizes voted 93% fresh on rotten tomatoes selected for entertainment weeklys the must list. Jan 31, 2017 the freedom to marry is a war room style feature documentary about the movement for marriage for samesex couples, from the final frenetic months of the legal and grassroots campaign. In his race, sex, and the freedom to marry, peter wallenstein traces regulation and prohibition of interracial sex and marriage from the colonial era in virginia and maryland to the landmark legal seachanges in the 1960s and beyond. The freedom to marry follows evan wolfson, the architect the movement, civil rights attorney mary bonauto and their key colleagues on this decades. The freedom to marry film captures the behindthescenes story of how our movement from samesex couples in kentucky to loving parents in texas to funders and organizations. The freedom to marry is a war room style feature documentary about the movement for marriage for samesex couples, from the final frenetic months of the legal and grassroots campaign.
Freedom to marry documents the stunning celebration which began on february 12th, 2004 in the city of san francisco when new, straight, married mayor gavin newsom felt compelled to recognize the rights of samesex couples to be treated equally. Evan wolfson is the architect of the samesex marriage movement. Director eddie rosenstein and producer jenni olson in person. Wolfson served as president of the organization through the june 2015 victory at the supreme court, until the organizations official closing in. He began advocating for the freedom to marry in 1983, well before most other lgbt activists dared to dream of the. Freedom to marry documents the stunning celebration which began on february 12th, 2004 in the city of san francisco when new, straight, married mayor gavin newsom felt compelled to. Freedom to marry follows three of the main protagonists as they prepare for their day in court and uses this case as a springboard to tell the overarching story. Roco films and eyepop productions present a film by eddie rosenstein. I felt like i was standing there beside the freedom to marry activists, meeting, organizing, marching, crying, cheering. Join documentary filmmaker and moderator susan stern, local activists and the filmmakers from the freedom to marry as they discuss the current state of thee lgbt rights movement in the wake of the supreme courts affirmation of marriage equality. The freedom to marry is the untold story of the most successful and. Documentary the freedom to marry chronicles the long. This is a riveting ride alongside evan wolfson, the man known. Documenting what is arguably one of the most important civil rights campaigns in the modern history of the united states, comes a new film entitled the freedom to marry.
Best documentary and best editing winner at the savannah film festival. The answer to why this matters comes in the freedom to marry a 2016 documentary about the supreme court case actually a consolidation of several similar lowercourt cases that legalized. Documenting one of the greatest civilrights stories of our time, this documentary shows the nail. With evan wolfson, mary bonauto, april deboer, noel freeman. This one take film is presented by the little and community partner imageout. The freedom to marry follows evan wolfson, the architect the movement, civil rights attorney mary bonauto and their key colleagues on this decades long battle, culminating in a dramatic fight at the united states supreme court. In his race, sex, and the freedom to marry, peter wallenstein traces regulation and prohibition of interracial sex and marriage from the colonial era in virginia and maryland to the landmark legal.
Eddie rosenstein shows the leadup to the scotus decision legalizing samesex marriage by focusing. Completed mostly before the results of the 2016 presidential election, the freedom to marry nevertheless offers a powerful antidote to the vast, even enveloping forces of fear that have continued to shake our culture in the elections aftermath. When it first came together, the documentary the freedom to marry probably looked like something of a victory lap. The answer to why this matters comes in the freedom to marry a 2016 documentary about the supreme court case actually a consolidation of several similar lowercourt cases that legalized samesex marriage in the united states.
Annual out on film 2004 atlanta lesbian and gay film festival. A compelling look at one of this eras most transformative civil rights movements, the freedom to marry chronicles the grassroots campaign to legalize samesex marriage in the united states. The freedom to marry is a war room style feature documentary about the samesex marriage movement, from the final frenetic months of the legal and grassroots. The freedom to marry is an intimate and epic documentary which goes behindthescenes to reveal the inner workings and key. Documenting one of the greatest civil rights stories of our time, the freedom. Documentary the freedom to marry chronicles the long road. Oct 16, 2017 the freedom to marry became one of the mustsee events of the fest. Mar 10, 2017 though rosenstein spends much of the film on the months leading up to and following the oral arguments on the landmark 2015 court decision, the freedom to marry is not as focused as the. This is a riveting ride alongside evan wolfson and mary bonauto, the architect and the main litigator of the movement, and their key colleagues from earliest days of their journey to their final frenetic dash to the us supreme court. The freedom to marry carolina theatre downtown durham. Freedom to marry was founded in new york city in 2003 by evan wolfson. The epic, nailbiting, untold story of how samesex marriage became law of the land. The freedom to marry is an intimate and epic documentary which goes behindthescenes to reveal the inner workings and key players of this historic civil rights struggle. This is a riveting ride alongside evan wolfson, the man known as architect of the movement, and his team as they wage a decadeslong battle all the way to the united states supreme court, providing fresh perspective on the movements history along the way.
The freedom to marrys producer and director eddie rosenstein, who has screened one other film at the sf jff, reflected on the inspiring panel this week. The freedom to marry film platform educational rights. Wolfson served as president of the organization through the june 2015 victory at the supreme court, until the organizations official closing in february 2016. Over the last four decades, the concept of samesex couples marrying went from a preposterous notion to the national law. The freedom to marry, with postfilm discussion synopsis. The freedom to marry follows evan wolfson, the architect the movement, civil rights attorney mary bonauto and. May 26, 2016 the film follows evan wolfson, attorney, founder and president of the organization freedom to marry, and father of the samesex marriage movement, and pioneering civil rights attorney mary bonauto. Eyepop productions presents a film by eddie rosenstein the freedom to marry produced by jenni olson and amie segal directors of photography bob richman and claudia raschke edited by pilar rico sound design by tom paul directed by eddie rosenstein.
Documenting one of the greatest civil rights stories of our time, the freedom to marry is a nailbiting, behindthescenes story that traces the marriage equality movements historic progress, and reveals the masterminds of the movement as they lead the fight to win same sex marriage throughout the united states. The freedom to marry is an intimate and epic film which goes behindthescenes to reveal the inner workings and key players of this landmark civil rights battle. Parents need to know that the freedom to marry is a documentary about the decadeslong pursuit of marriage equality in the united states, based on belief that samesex partners. In its successful campaign to win marriage nationwide, freedom to marry produced dozens of online videos and tv ads to tell emotionally powerful stories of couples, families, allies, unlikely. In a political climate in which all things progressive are at risk, the film is a. Available now for instant download on video on demand services. The freedom to marry movement is now known as one of the most successful civil rights campaigns in the modern history, but change did not arrive by happenstance. Documentary the freedom to marry chronicles the long road for. Eddie rosensteins the freedom to marry profiles evan wolfson, a longsuffering hero in the gaymarriage campaign. Jim carl, director of the north carolina gay and lesbian film festival the freedom to marry may very well. The freedom to marry eddie rosenstein shows the leadup to the scotus decision legalizing samesex marriage by focusing on a couple of the key players. Join documentary filmmaker and moderator susan stern, local activists and the filmmakers from the freedom to marry as they.
Select a category below to view tv ads andor online videos. It brings the political and social contexts of the loving decision especially alive. The freedom to marry movement is now known as one of the most successful civil rights campaigns in. May 19, 2017 the tense final days leading up to the supreme courts samesex marriage ruling in 2015 is chronicled in the freedom to marry, a documentary film from. And though this film arrives at a time when samesex marriage is not just. Discover the untold story behind marriage equality in new. A very personal, insider reveal about making positive change. The breadth and quality of the films at the festival was wildly impressive, and we had a great screening. This is a riveting ride alongside evan wolfson, the man known as architect of the movement, civil rights attorney mary bonauto, and their key colleagues as they wage their. The freedom to marry accepts this challenge and runs with it. This is a riveting ride alongside evan wolfson and mary bonauto, the architect and the. The freedom to marry became one of the mustsee events of the fest. It beautifully humanizes the movements fighters particularly wolfson, who devised the core strategy and doggedly saw it through for decades, and attorney mary bonauto, as well as the court case plaintiffs, whod long taken up the battle for equality despite unending opposition.
Beautifully tuned both to combat and to ease those fears, this is a film for marriage equality. The freedom to marry is an intimate and epic documentary which goes. Focusing on attorney and advocate evan wolfson, whom many consider the leader of the movement, freedom powerfully and poignantly captures all of the. Over the last four decades, samesex marriage has gone from a preposterous notion to one of the most successful. Marry was recently screened at the human rights arts and film festival in melbourne. Jim carl, director of the north carolina gay and lesbian film festival the freedom to marry may very well become not only a testament to the will of a group of people for their equal rights but serve as a manual for other groups anywhere who may need to do the same. Jun 02, 2017 regardless of your side on the issue, the freedom to marry is a film that approaches the subject matter with a surprising amount of respect for everyones point of view and a fascination with the legal tactics used by both sides. The freedom to marry the epic untold story of how samesex marriage became the law of the land. The freedom to marry is a movie that discourages complex thinking or contradiction, but there are little hints here and there of something more frightening and unstable, such as a scene at.
The freedom to marry san francisco jewish film festival. The freedom to marry is the untold story of the most successful and perhaps most inspiring civil rights movement of our time. The documentary will premiere in australia at the mardi gras film festival on 22 february and will be given an australiawide cinema release thanks to demand. Documenting one of the greatest civil rights stories of our time, the freedom to marry is a nailbiting, behindthe. Offering crucial insight into the vision, patience and commitment required to battle for social justice, the freedom to marry is a reminder of the neverending crusade against discrimination. This is the epic, untold story of how samesex marriage became law of the land. Completed mostly before the results of the 2016 presidential election, the freedom to marry nevertheless offers a powerful antidote to the vast, even enveloping forces of fear that have. The freedom to marry film platform educational rights and. Eyepop productions presents a film by eddie rosenstein the freedom to marry produced by jenni olson and amie segal directors of photography bob richman and claudia raschke edited by pilar. Over the last four decades, samesex marriage has gone from a preposterous notion to one of the most successful civil rights campaigns in the world. The freedom to marry, a new documentary film, offers the untold, inside story of this historic movement. Included in the film are passionate comments by comedian margaret cho. Freedom to marry was the national bipartisan organization dedicated to winning marriage for samesex couples in the united states.
488 1550 230 549 425 743 630 1345 1095 1355 408 1070 1117 17 980 1405 1501 1022 520 384 596 637 157 918 1516 293 121 826 1155 57 536 301 1415 1261 75 1274 230 72 929 375 1108 31 186 1026 202 534 206 697 302